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Unit 3: Lesson 14“The Life and Times of the
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Turn your Text Book to page 410.
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Why do you think the author wrote about ants?
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Answer:To inform readers about how
important ants are and what they do for the earth.
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According to the timeline, which creature has lived on Earth the longest? Why do you think the author includes a timeline?
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Answer:Ants have lived on Earth the longest.
To help readers “see” how long ants have existed compared to dinosaurs and humans.
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What makes ants social animals?
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Answer:They live and work together
and solves their problems.
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What are the main reasons that ants construct their homes underground?
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Answer: for shelter from the weather,
to create a safe place for the queen to lay eggs, and to store food.
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How does the transfer of heat make and anthill warmer than the area around it?
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Answer:As the sun beats on an
anthill, it absorbs the heat and transfers it down to the nest.
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What are some positive effects of building a nest beneath a rock or log?
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Answer:The nest is protected and
stays warm.
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How are the ants’ lives similar and different from peoples’ lives?
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Answer:Different: Ants work their entire
lives, people do not.Similar: Animals perform some
of the same jobs people do, both work together to solve problems.
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What main ideas do the details provide in “A Life of Work” support?
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Answer: The life of an ant colony is a
very busy place; ants work throughout their lives to support the colony.
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Why do you think younger ants tend the queen and dig tunnels?
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Answer:These jobs help them bond and
they are hard workers.
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What do the ants “highways” tell you about the distances some ants have to travel to get food?
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Answer:
The distance to their food sources may be very great.
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How do harvester ants help wildflower plants grow in new places?
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Answer:The ants collect wildflower
seeds and bring them back to the anthill. The seeds they don’t eat grow into new plants near the anthill.
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What information in the text does the chart help to explain? How?
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Answer:The text says that Harlow
Shapley tested ants’ speeds at different temperatures, and the chart details his findings.
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How would you summarize the main idea of “A Dangerous World”?
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Answer:The world can be a dangerous
place for ants because they have so many predators.
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What details explain how a giant anteater is specialized to eat ants?
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Answer:Its tongue, mouth and snout help it
finds and trap ants and termites; its claws help it dig into the nest; its tail helps it sweep up ants; and its hair and stomach help protect it and digest the ants.
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How do leafcutter ants help Earth?
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Answer:As fungus from leaves
decomposes, it releases nutrients that helps new plants grow.
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How do the illustrations and captions show what leafcutter ants do?
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Answer:They help explain what happens in
each step on the ants’ work.
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